BERLIN — The city of Berlin received two preliminary proposals for reuse of the former Brown School property and both call for converting the building into apartments.
New England Family Housing/TKB Properties of Berlin and Wildcat LLC of Jackson responded to the request for preliminary proposals issued by the city earlier this fall.
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